Adding “Paid” to the Statutory Family Leave Equation at Breakneck Speed By Terri L. Rhodes, CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC Perspective is a powerful thing. Employee needs (and expectations) … Read More
Future-Proof Your Workforce: Behavioral Health Insights to Help Retain Employees
Future-Proof Your Workforce: Behavioral Health Insights to Help Retain Employees By Daniel N. Jolivet, PhD, Workplace Possibilities Practice Consultant, The Standard Every company faces three challenges to remain in business, … Read More
Breaking Down Barriers to Mental Health Parity in Disability Plans
Breaking Down Barriers to Mental Health Parity in Disability Plans By Teri Weber, SVP, Spring Consulting Group Employee well-being and engagement have been front and center for the last two … Read More
Program Showcase: Supporting Worker Mental Health
Supporting Worker Mental Health: An Essential Retention Strategy During COVID-19 and Beyond By Susanne M. Bruyère, PhD, CRC, Director, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and … Read More
Employer Perspective: Communicating With Challenging Employees
Communicating With Challenging Employees By Jenny Haykin, Leaves and Accommodations Program Manager, Puget Sound Energy Assisting employees who are going through difficult times is the nature of integrated absence and … Read More
Program Showcase: Employee Mental Health Support
How Employers Can Support Employee Mental Health By Angie Brown, Absence Practice Leader, Majesco Life has changed significantly during the last two years. Many have lost or changed jobs, and … Read More
Program Showcase: Is All Well in the “State of Work”?
Is All Well in the “State of Work”? By Patricia Greene, PhD, Director, Research and Insights, Uplevyl In many ways, COVID-19 was the hammer that shattered the illusion that all … Read More
Absence Matters: Work-Life Balance
Helping Employees Find a Work-Life Balance By Bridget Caswell, Director, National Technical Compliance, Absence Management, Sedgwick One of the best ways to keep employees engaged and successful at work is … Read More
Integrated Absence Management: Successful Reentry to the Office Environment
Crossing the Threshold: Successful Reentry to the Office Environment By David Berube, MD, Medical Director and Vice President, Lincoln Financial Group; Glenn Pransky, MD, Scientific Consultant, Lincoln Financial Group More … Read More
Engaging Today’s Workforce: Addressing Today’s Mental Health Crisis
How Disability Insurance Can Help Address Today’s Mental Health Crisis in The Workplace By Missy Plohr-Memming, Senior Vice President, National Account Sales, MetLife The uncertainty of the last two years … Read More
Employer Solutions: Strategies for a Productive, Engaged Workforce
Disability Inclusion: Strategies for a Productive, Engaged Workforce By Adele Spallone, Vice President, Clinical Operations, Disability and Workers’ Compensation, The Hartford What does it mean to bring your whole self … Read More
Common Sense Compliance: Mental Health Conversations
How Do You Manage Mental Health Conversations to Ensure Compliance? By Marjory Robertson, Esq., AVP and Senior Counsel, Sun Life U.S.; Abigail O’Connell, Senior Counsel, Sun Life Title I of … Read More
Featured Case: When Employees Fail to Provide Timely FMLA Certifications
What Happens When Employees Fail to Provide Timely FMLA Certifications By Marti Cardi, Esq., Vice President, Product Compliance, Matrix Absence Management, Inc.; Lana L. Rupprecht, Esq., Director, Product Compliance, Matrix … Read More
The Disabled Workforce: Supporting Mental Health
Supporting the Mental Health of Your Workforce By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President, Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in five American adults experienced mental health … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Influencing Employee Mental Health
More Employers Embrace Their Role in Influencing Employee Mental Health By Terri L. Rhodes, CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC DMEC has emphasized mental health since it was founded 30 … Read More
DMEC News: May 2022
Full content is available to DMEC members only. to view the complete resource. If you are not a DMEC member, we encourage you to join. DMEC members have access to … Read More
Perspective Is Everything: Annual Leave Management Survey Offers Practical Insights
Perspective is Everything: Annual Leave Management Survey Offers Practical Insights The 11th annual DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey white paper, published April 15, provides context for an increasingly complex industry … Read More
Have We Reached a Tipping Point? The ADA & COVID-19
Have We Reached a Tipping Point? The ADA & COVID-19 By Terri L. Rhodes, CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC Determining a “reasonable accommodation” is more complicated than ever, due … Read More
Vaccines and the Workplace: Are Employers Inoculated from Liability?
Vaccines and the Workplace: Are Employers Inoculated from Liability? By Lori Welty, Esq., Absence Management Senior Compliance Attorney, FINEOS Corporation While no one could have predicted the changes we would … Read More
Evolving Challenges of Leave Compliance
Evolving Challenges of Leave Compliance By Patricia Lauren D. Zuñiga, JD, LLM, Sr. Compliance Consultant, Lincoln Financial Group Employers are subject to a multitude of annual changes pertaining to absence … Read More